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Spectators: 9303 (Terracing: 6979, Seating: 2139, VIP seats: 185) FC Agressor's Berkin Darcan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Berkin Darcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Taco Uebels tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Dumitrescu came free, but Taco Uebels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Marian Zyskowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute of the match FC Agressor got a corner. Fc Benefica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jiang Kun Feng ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jiang Kun Feng got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Taco Uebels quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Berkin Darcan got free with Taco Uebels in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jens van Basten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Balbinder Gol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The throw-in from Nikola Tesla in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Fc Benefica's David Wilmink. In the 36th minute Leandro Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balbinder Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taco Uebels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascall Eschendaal in the 39th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jens van Basten during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 47 minutes into the match, Berkin Darcan notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Fc Benefica's Taco Uebels. Taco Uebels was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Soares to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Dumitrescu came free, but Taco Uebels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Agressor's Balbinder Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Soares in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Dumitrescu in the 56th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Taco Uebels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Steven Gierman hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match Leandro Soares shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Balbinder Gol showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Taco Uebels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Tondu in the 62nd minute of play. Balbinder Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Soares in the 67th minute of the match. Leandro Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Balbinder Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes of play, FC Agressor's Pascall Eschendaal made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taco Uebels was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fc Benefica's Palmiro Quadros was substituted for Humberto Jonge. Taco Uebels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Dumitrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Soares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Balbinder Gol read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Leandro Soares might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Balbinder Gol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Soares ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 86th minute Leandro Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balbinder Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Agressor booed when Fc Benefica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt-Jürgen Kurri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Berkin Darcan in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Taco Uebels prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Fc Benefica's David Wilmink got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Balbinder Gol made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Leandro Soares sent off a good shot on target. For all the effort they put into the match, the Fc Benefica players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Agressor.